The Messenger and the Hidden Costs of War The Messenger and the Hidden Costs of War
Many Americans don't need a movie to appreciate the human toll that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have exacted on communities in this country. For those who do, there is Oren Mo...
Nov 15, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Who Subsidizes Abortion? Who Subsidizes Abortion?
As is now widely known, added to the health care reform bill just passed by the House of Representatives was a provision barring access to abortion called the Stupak-Pitts Amendmen...
Nov 10, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Election 2009: What Really Changed? Election 2009: What Really Changed?
So the tide turned Tuesday on Democrats, liberals, Obama, the left. Republicans are "energized," The New York Times reports today, their elation marred only by the prosp...
Nov 5, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Assessing the Opt-Out – A Lessson from the Abortion Debate Assessing the Opt-Out – A Lessson from the Abortion Debate
So the public option isn't quite dead yet. Democrats – Harry Reid, no less – showed some spine. Progressive advocacy groups are ecstatic. Conservatives are aghast. B...
Oct 27, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
The Paranoid Style at Pacifica The Paranoid Style at Pacifica
In his Wall Street Journal column yesterday, Tom Frank paid homage to Richard Hofstadter's famous essay, "The Paranoid Style in American Politics." As Frank noted, Birth...
Oct 22, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Obama, Human Rights & the Chutzpah of Conservatives Obama, Human Rights & the Chutzpah of Conservatives
"Does Obama Believe in Human Rights?" asks Bret Stephens in today's Wall Street Journal. According to Stephens, the answer is a resounding "no." Citing Secret...
Oct 20, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Kristof’s Modest Proposal Kristof’s Modest Proposal
Nicholas Kristof had a fine proposal in his column yesterday: if Congress fails to pass health care reform by the end of the year, he argued, its members should agree to become tru...
Oct 9, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
The (Iffy) Case Against a Public Option The (Iffy) Case Against a Public Option
Can successful universal health care be achieved without a public option? Earlier this week, Jonathan Cohn pointed to the example of The Netherlands, a country that relies exclusi...
Oct 3, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
The Wisdom of the Public The Wisdom of the Public
It's been a rough week for those of us who believe that only a tiny minority of Americans hold ludicrous and outrageous views. As this distressing survey by Public Policy Polling ...
Sep 25, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Nonprofits Gamble – and Lose Nonprofits Gamble – and Lose
Back in March, I wrote a story documenting the financial meltdown's calamitous impact on the nonprofit sector. I neglected to mention one important reason for this: the reckless b...
Sep 24, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press